LONDON (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said states breaking away from existing EU countries would struggle to gain EU membership, further complicating Scottish nationalists' already uncertain plans for independence.
Barroso said in an interview on Sunday it would be nearly impossible for the European Union to grant membership to such states - days after the British government said an independent Scotland would not be able to keep sterling as its currency.
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